Yuan Changming grew up in an isolated village, started to learn the English alphabet in Shanghai at age nineteen, and authored monographs on translation before leaving China. Poetry credits include fifteen collections, twelve Pushcart nominations, and appearances in 2,019 literary outlets across forty-nine countries. A poetry judge for Canada's 2021 National Magazine Awards, Yuan edits Poetry Pacific with Allen Yuan in Vancouver. In 2022, Yuan began writing and publishing prose work.